{"id":196,"date":"2015-02-13T00:30:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T00:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/?p=196"},"modified":"2015-02-14T08:07:11","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T08:07:11","slug":"snowdon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"Snowdon"},"content":{"rendered":"
26\/04\/14<\/h6>\n

\"View<\/a> \"Tent<\/a><\/p>\n

We started the walk through some woods among Llyn Gwynant, then up the Watkin path. \u00a0The weather was better than expected, the night before started clear and cold (this is the earliest I had camped and it was quite nippy sitting around outside in the evening), then there was some rain but it had cleared by morning. \u00a0We had a few showers but they were short, and in-between was sunny and very clear. \u00a0The mountains are craggy, spiky and covered in scree, grey slate with bands of white quartz. \u00a0A few small patches of snow were clinging on above Glaslyn. \u00a0The Watkin path follows Afon Cwm Llan up a gentle slope then turns more steeply to reach the path which goes over the ridge.<\/p>\n

\"Path<\/a> \"Looking<\/a> \"Glaslyn<\/a><\/p>\n

We turned left and had a view of the return route. \u00a0The summit was mostly visible but became briefly hidden by cloud at this point. \u00a0After lunch we headed on up the steep scramble until the route joins the Rhyd-Ddu path. \u00a0The summit cafe was only visible when we were nearly at the top. \u00a0Busy, sunny and windy. \u00a0Stopped for coffee and flapjack. \u00a0A train arrived as we left, our route following the rack initially then heading east for the Miner’s track.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a> \"The<\/a> \"View<\/a> \"Looking<\/a><\/p>\n

Some steep descending to the edge of the tarns Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. \u00a0There are the remains of some quite substantial buildings here, it must have been hard work bringing materials up. \u00a0Followed the path to meet the road and the Pen-y-pass youth hostel. \u00a0The final stretch involved\u00a0a bit more descending and then levelled out, my knees were quite sore by this point and it seemed to drag.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a> \"Map<\/a><\/p>\n

Snowdon\/Yr Wyddfa: Furth, Hewitt, Marilyn; 1085 m<\/em><\/p>\n

12.3 miles<\/em><\/p>\n

Start\/finish Llyn Gwynant campsite<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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